NBC’s The Slap which has yet to be assigned a premiere date, is bustling with casting news. The eight-episode mini-series that centers on the events that transpires after a child is slapped by a man in response to his rowdiness at a family barbecue, will showcase an impressive array of talent, including Peter Sarsgaard, Mary Louise Parker, Zachary Quinto and Brian Cox.
The New York African Film Festival held it’s annual gala last Friday, and it was no surprise that the film chosen for celebratory purposes was the ambitious and highly anticipated, Half of a Yellow Sun, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton and Anika Noni Rose.
It’s that time again! The New York African Film Festival is back and this time the celebratory themes are seeped in the relevance of the accessibility of stories that for too long remained buried under the weight of myths and nonchalance.